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Former Communal Lavatory

A Grade II Listed Building in Bangor, Gwynedd

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2339 / 53°14'2"N

Longitude: -4.1116 / 4°6'41"W

OS Eastings: 259155

OS Northings: 372847

OS Grid: SH591728

Mapcode National: GBR 5Q.09P7

Mapcode Global: WH541.TZ85

Plus Code: 9C5Q6VMQ+H8

Entry Name: Former Communal Lavatory

Listing Date: 16 December 1974

Last Amended: 24 May 2000

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 4135

Building Class: Water Supply and Drainage

ID on this website: 300004135

Location: Located on the western quay of New Dock at Porth Penrhyn.

County: Gwynedd

Community: Llandygai (Llandygái)

Community: Llandygai

Locality: Porth Penrhyn

Built-Up Area: Bangor

Traditional County: Caernarfonshire

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History

Built as part of the development of the harbour at Porth Penrhyn in the early C19.

Exterior

Single-storey circular plan. Tooled and dressed rubblestone blocks with reddish brown brick dressings to windows and door; conical graded slate roof surmounted by pyramidal-shaped ventilator with ball finial. Segmental-headed doorway with recessed plank door on north side and 6 port-hole windows below eaves.

Interior

Access not possible at time of Survey.

Reasons for Listing

Included as a distinctive and well-preserved building representative of a particularly unusual building type.

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